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I walked into Santiago last September from Teo with really wonderful woman, a veterinarian from Lisboa named Ana - I neglected to get her last name or contact information. She's very tall, and had taught for a while at NC State. If perchance anyone has her contact info and could provide it, I'd...
I'm 95% sure I won't need hiking poles to hike either the caminho costeiro or the caminho central (want to play it by ear). But if I find I could use them, how easy is it to find somewhere to either buy some or "inherit" some that another pilgrim decided s/he didn't need and left behind? I'll...
This fall, I'm getting into Porto early afternoon, and plan to see the city and de-jet lag that day, starting to walk the next morning. I've read recommendations to take the subway from Porto to Matosinhos to avoid bad traffic, and start the caminho (coastal) from there. But what about...
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